Binder for sheet-music



place. Fig. 3 is a broken view of an unlinllnirnn STATES HENRY E. vnir, on cI-IIcAeo, ILLINOIS.

BINDER FOR SHEET- MUSIC, &,C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,434, dated June 28, 1898.

Application filed October 29, 1 8 9 7.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.- Be it known that I, HENRY E. VIT, a citizen of the United States, residing atChicago, in the county of Cook andState` of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Binders for Sheet-Music, `&cl, of which the following is a specification. v

My invention relates to an improvement in binders for sheet-music and the like, my object being to provide, first, an improved covering in book form adjustable inthickness to the book contents and so arranged that the book contents will always open fiat and re` main openl unweighted, and, second, to pro-` vide improved means for attaching the leaves together and to the cover. i

A further object is to adapt a binding of this nature to the use'of a scrap-book wherein provision is made for the-ready insertion of a varied collectionv of cards,- letters, pictures, rbc., requiring different, modes of fastening.`

To these ends my invention consists in the improved cover hereinbelow described, and, further, in the improved device for fastening the leaves of sheet-music or the like together and which may be used either alone or in connection with said cover or some other suitable cover.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which#- Figure l is a broken 4transverse section through the cover-sections of my improved binder, taken on line lof Fig. 2 and showing one of the separable binding-strips to which the leaves are tobe'directljT attached. Fig. 2 is a 'broken view, in plan perspective,of the cover-sections loosely fastened together and with one of the separable binding-strips in ished separable strip, showing theconstruction of the same; and Fig. 4 is an end view of one of the separable strips, showing the manner of attaching leaves or the like.`

The cover A is 'composed of two separable sections B and G. The peculiar construction of these sections is among the important features of my invention,tliough I claim,'broadly, abinder of this'description having one of its sections provided at-` the rear edge with a slit or pocket and the other provided throughout the length of its rearedge with a exible tongue which slides within said pocket, thus Serial No. 656,759. (No model.)

affording a back-adj ustable to the bulk of the book contents. 4

The cover-section B is provided with an inner sheet of cardboard t, to the rear edge of which is attached a securing-strip D, which extends substantially the length of the covern section. The strip D comprises, preferably, two narrow strips of thin cardboard s, pasted close together upon a strip of flexible material r, preferably of strong linen, said linen strip beingof sufficient width to lap a great deal beyond the cardboard strips when folded to bring the cardboard strips together, as shown in Fig. l. This affords projecting strips r', which are pasted upon the outer and inner surfaces of the rear edge of the inner sheet 'of cardboard t, as shown. The linen strip is pasted upon itselfat the space between the strips s and the cardboard sheet t to afford a hinge portion r2. The strip is supplied toward both ends with two perforations r3 and r4. The section C is provided similarly'with an inner sheet ofcardboard t and securing-strip D. In the case of this lastmentioned strip the inner perforations r4 are moved closer to the center and are supplied with headed binding-posts or fasteners Q, preferably paper-fasteners, as shown, which are secured in place by inserting `them through one thickness of the cardboardand linen and then bending the prongs before the linen strip is folded over to bring the two strips of cardboard into their superimposed position. These binding-posts are allowed to project a short distance to receive the securing-cords p. The cover-section Bis fure ther provided with an outer sheet `of cardboard n, to which is pasted the leather or other binding material 'n' used, the latterbeing allowed to project a sufficient, distance beyond the rear edge of the cover-section to afford a flexible back E. To the inner surface of the rear edge of the sheet n and to the iiexible back E is pasted a sheet of linen m, which serves as a reinforcing strip. The edges of the binding-leather are folded. over the edges of the 'sheets of cardboard in the usual manner and pasted on the inner surface of the sheet t, and the whole is then lined with a sheet of 'suitably-embellished paper Z, which is pasted upon the inner surface of the sheet t and overlapping the infolded edges of IOO the binding-leather 'n' at the top and bottom, all in a usual manner. The make-up of the -outer part of the section C is similar, eXcept as it is varied by the formation of a pocket 7.; between the strips 2f and n. Here the strip of linen 'm is dispensed with, `while the leather binding extends only vfar enough beyond the rear edge of the sheet n as to allow it to be folded over the edge and pasted to the-sheet within the pocket. It is obvious that the pocket is closed at the upper and lower ends of the section by the folding of the bindingT leather over upon the inner surface of the cover-section and pastingit there, as above described. The depth of the pocket may be as great as desired, and I prefer to limit its depth by cementiug the sheets of cardboard together over a margin of a couple of inches at the outer edge of the cover-section.

The manner of securing the sections together is shown clearly in Fig. 2. The binding-cords p are knotted at one end and threaded through the holes r3 r4 of the section B, thence through the separable binding-strips, thence through the holes r4 of the section C, and finally are secured by winding their free ends about the binding-posts q and then tying them together.

There remains to be described a separable binding-strip F, which, while it is peculiarly adapted to use with my improved cover, is also a valuable device when used alone or in conjunction with other covers. It comprises, preferably, a perforated cord-receiving securin g-strip 7L and a plurality of gummed attaching-strips g g g2, the. The strip h is made up of a strip of heavy tough paper 7i', covered with strong linen h2. To one edge of this combined strip is cemented a strip of cardboard 713. The strip h and the plurality of strips mentioned are secured ,together along their longitudinal center line by linen or wire stitching h4 before the strip h is folded back and pasted upon the cardboard strip 77.3. Before the strips g g', the., are put together each is provided with a gummed surface, and the preferred manner of arranging the strips is to place the gummed surfaces together. When there is an odd number of strips, as here shown, the folding of the inner one upon itself produces two adjacent gummed surfaces. The purpose of this arrangement is to provide for fastening in a double sheet fas well as single sheets f', it being immaterial in the latter case on which side of the sheet the strip is pasted. Also when a thick sheet of material--such as a picture, a card, or the like--is to be inserted, often it is desirable to cement a strip upon each side of it, which is permitted by the arrangement here shown.

In arranging sheet-music often it is desirable to use one of these separable strips or holders by itself. For instance, where it is desired to put the music into form for easy carrying one of these strips may be used with or without the use of a iiexible cover, and

this leaves the music in shape to be rolled up,

so that lit may bel carried in the pocket.

In the use of the combined separable strips and the cover-sections provided with an extensible back the book always opens so that the pages lierflat, the peculiar construction of the separable strips, as Well as the adjustment of the eXtensible back, contributing to the result. Y

' The cover as I have described it is attractive in appearance, durable, and readily applied, and by using the pocket and extensiblen back moving within the same Iovercome the objectionable features incident to a back connected to both sections, but made loose to allow for thickening the ,book contents-v namely, the bulging or gaping of the backsection and incidental thereto the exposure of the inner construction.

. What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isl. In a binder for sheet-music, or the like, the combination of two separable cover-sections B and C, said section B comprising an inner sheet of cardboard t and an outer sheet of cardboard n, the sheet t being provided with a securing-strip D having the attachingstrips r of linen pasted upon the inner and outer surfaces of the rear edge of the cardboard, and the sheet n being provided with sheets of iieXible material 'n' and m on the outer and inner surfaces respectively, both prolonged to produce the flexible back E, and said section C being provided similarly with inner and outer sheets of cardboard separated at the rear edges to afford a pocket k, said inner sheet of the section C being further provided with a securing-strip D to coact with the like strip on the section B, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

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2. In a binder for sheet-music, or the like,

the combination with two separable cover-sections, of securingstrips D, each comprising narrow parallel strips of cardboard s pasted close together .upon a wider strip of linen fr' said strip of linen being folded to bring said strips of cardboard to a superimposed position and one of the strips D being provided with binding-posts q, each strip of linen being of sufficient width to afford, after folding, strips r between which is pasted a sheet of the cover-section, substantially as described.

3. A binding-strip comprising a plurality of strips of paper, each provided 'with a gummed surface, said strips having their gummed surfaces turned toward each other, all being folded longitudinally, and a iiexible securing-strip folded longitudinally and sewed on its line of folding to said strips of paper at their line of folding, substantially as described.

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4:. A binding-strip comprising a plurality of strips of paper, each provided with a gulnmed surface, said strips having their gummed surfaces turned toward each other, all being folded longitudinally, a strip of thick strip` being supplied with perforations es shown', substantially as and for the purpose 1o set forth.

HENRY E. VEIT.

Witnesses:

` R. T. SPENCER, M. J. FROST. 

